# grades vs grates

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### grades
*noun · IPA /ɡɹeɪdz/ · frequency rank #4,452*
plural of grade

### grates
*noun · IPA /ɡɹeɪts/ · frequency rank #43,675*
plural of grate

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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